The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-09-28
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

anu ponce, reporting cOrr6ct the re
port of police Judge Tor August: re-
| port adopted.
An ordinance adopting a seal foI
the city OF Astoria, was passed under
suspension. (This officially adopts
the new seal recently received and
fully described heretofore.)
An ordinance "to secure the pro.
lection of property and provide for
the beauty and ornament of the city,
was read third time and passed
This is the caterpillar ordinance.)
An ordinance amendatory of ordi-
nance 9S9, was read third time and
laid on the table. (This refers to the
storage of combustible material, and
defines the limits in which oils, tur-
pentine, lacquer, ETC., may be stored }
An ordinance granting a street
railway franchise to l.. ID. Brown, f.
S. Bozworth and ]. o. Bozorth, was
read and, on motion, referred to CON-
mittee on streets and public ways.
Councilman Fulton thought DR..
Page, the health officer, ought to
have a regular salary, or some def
mite compensation, so that he would
know just what he was entit' to.
l.. ID. Brown, one of the applicants
for the street railway franchise, be-
ing invited to make some remarks,
said that it was the intention of the
applicants to build street railroad;
that he was interested in the Wash
ington street railway in Portland,
and owned the franchise of a street
railway IN East Portland, and
thought that a street railway would
pay in Astoria; that the laying of
the rails would be done III the Gus
tomary way aud would involve no
objection IN style OF construction of
road.
The intention was to begin build
ing the road as soon as the iron could
be procured.
J. o. Bozorth, being called upon,
said that as matter of fact he had
interested himself hetofore in the
ma ter of a street railway; that he
and mis- associates believed it would
be matter of mutual benefit, and
that the road would be built IL too
many obstacles were not placed in
the way. Regarding transportation
on streets and the question of in
reference with traffic, he said that
that had been discussed at the time
of the Hennessy franchise; and he
believed that experience and obser-
vation justified him In the belief
that the handling of freight in no
way entered into the plans of the
projectors of the present scheme, the
intention being to make it purely
and solely matter of carrying pas
sengers.
The following claims were ordered
paid:
man, S56; Jas. Gardner, S24; j. G..
Hustler, S83.52; Jos. Lavallee, Sc;
First National Bank, S220; Astoria
Gaslight Co., S12425; Van Dusen &
Co.. So; Astoria Gaslight Co., 5000;
Van Dusen 4 Co., $500; Rescue
Engine Co., So; f. Sherman, 81; G.
A. Stinson, 50; Sherman q Ward,
SO; Gutta Percha & Rubber Co., $3.50;
Nj. G. Crosby, $3.50; Geo. Goodell,
1915; G. G. Cady, $40; G. A. Stinson.
81: Electric Light Co.. S16S; Clatsop
Mill Co., S17.55; NJ. G. Crosby, Sl5.70;
West Shore Lumber Mills, S83.75;
r. r. Marion, S1L50; Dayton &
Hall, Sl320.
The following claims were re-
ferred: DIR. Page, S.; THE AsToRIAN,
S70.36; Gutta Percha & Rubber Man
ufacturing Co, S13.lO; 5. L. Harri-
son, S3.25.
An ordinance making an appropri-
alton of S220 to pay the claim of the
First National Bank was passed un-
der suspension OF the rules.
The following resolution was read:
| WHEREAS, The owners OF more than
one-t third of the property fronting on
Concomly street in the city of Astoria
as laid out by John Mcclure have Pc
titioned the common council for the
| improvement of said street from Main
street to its western end. Therefore,
be it
ReSoIced, That the auditor and po-
lice Judge be and he is hereby or
dered to give due and legal notice that
| the common council propose to or
der the improvement of said street to
| Tue Wlutu VI or lCCb llOlu n1aiu oliCCt
to Washington street by grading and
planking, and by raising that portion
between Washington street to its es-
tabiished grade. and planking the
same to O width of 20 feet through
the center thereof. A. l.. FULTON.
The resolution was warmly debated
and was passed by the following vote
Aye: Bergman, Fulton, Carruthers
Sherman; no: Cleveland, Gratke.
The attention of the council was
directed to the fact that G. w
Wade was present, and earnestly de,
sired to be sworn in as special police
man for the salvation army
Councilman Bergman complimented
that jealous individual on his fine
personal appearance and suggested
that he would do well to let the sal
vation army alone; the rest OF the
council concurred and Mr.. Wade wa:
not sworn in, though he considerate
ly made the subsequent remark tha
all hell couldn't stop him. Tht
council in the meantime adjourned.
Chautauqua Circle.